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1.24. Public Rights -of -Way: Shall mean the surface of, and the space above and below, any public street. lane, alley, sidewalk, or other public right-of-way, including but not limited to, public utility easements, dedicated utility strips, or rights-of-way dedicated for compatible uses now or hereafter held by the LFA in the Franchise Area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Public Rights -of -Way do not include the airwaves above a right-of-way with regard to cellular or other non -wired communications or broadcast services. 1.25. Service Area: All portions of the Franchise Area where Cable Service is being offered on the effective date of this agreement. 1.26. Service Interruption: The loss of picture or sound on one or more cable channels. 1.27. Standard -Definition, or SD: For the purposes of this Franchise, a display format for digital television transmissions of PEG Channels transmitted in a 4:3 aspect ratio with a resolution of 480p. 1.28. Subscriber: A Person or governmental entity who lawfully receives Cable Service over the Cable System with Franchisee's express permission. 1.29. Telecommunication Services: Shall be defined herein as it is defined under Section 3 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 153(53), meaning the offering of telecommunications for a fee directly to the public, or to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used. 1.30. Title II: Title II of the Communications Act. 1.31. Title VI: Title VI of the Communications Act. 1.32. Transfer of the Franchise: Shall be defined herein as it is defined under Title 15.2 of the Code of Virginia, Chapter 21, Article 1.2, § 15.2-2108.19, meaning any transaction in which (i) an ownership or other interest in the Franchisee is transferred, directly or indirectly, from one person or group of persons to another person or group of persons, so that majority control of the Franchisee is transferred; or (ii) the rights and obligations held by the Franchisee under the Franchise are transferred or assigned to another person or group of persons. However, notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence, a transfer of the cable franchise shall not include (a) transfer of an ownership or other interest in the Franchisee to the parent of the Franchisee or to another affiliate of the Franchisee; (b) transfer of an interest in the cable franchise granted under this article or the rights held by the Franchisee under the Franchise to the parent of the Franchisee or to another affiliate of the Franchisee; (c) any action that is the result of a merger of the parent of the Franchisee; (d) any action th.at is the result of a merger of another affiliate of the Franchisee; or (e) a transfer in trust, by mortgage, or by assignment of any rights, title, or interest of the Franchisee in the Franchise or the Cable System used to provide Cable Services in order to secure indebtedness. 1.33. Video Programming: Shall be defined herein as it is defined under Title 15.2 of the Code of Virginia, Chapter 21, Article 1.2, §15.2-2108.19. meaning programming provided by, or generally considered comparable to, programming provided by a television